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Sunday, November 6, 2016

The 2016 Cruise!

It's early morning here and we are packing our bags and getting ready to head off to the Gena and Jean Genealogy Cruise!

Not our ship but more pics to come...(photo by David Ortega)

This 4 day Mexican cruise with stops at Catalina and Ensenada will also include 2 days of genealogy presentations by Gena and Jean. Presentations were chosen by participants and include new presentations not heard anywhere else.Stay tuned for more information about this cruise and details on the 2017 cruise!

Gena Philibert-Ortega holds a Master’s degree in Interdisciplinary Studies and a Master’s degree in Religion. Presenting on various subjects involving genealogy, women’s studies and social history, Gena has spoken to groups throughout the United States and virtually to audiences worldwide. Gena is the author of hundreds of articles published in genealogy newsletters and magazines including Internet Genealogy, Family Chronicle, GenWeekly and the WorldVitalRecords newsletter. She is the author of the books, From the Family Kitchen (F + W Media, 2012), Cemeteries of the Eastern Sierra (Arcadia Publishing, 2007), and Putting the Pieces Together . Gena is the editor of the Utah Genealogical Association’s journal Crossroads. An instructor for the National Institute for Genealogical Studies, Gena has written courses about social media and Google. She serves as past-president for the So. California Chapter of the Association of Professional Genealogists. Her current research interests include social history, community cookbooks, signature quilts and researching women’s lives.